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'''Kalusha Bwalya''' (born 16 August 1963) is a former Zambian International footballer, | '''Kalusha Bwalya''' (born 16 August 1963) is a former Zambian International footballer, football coach and former president of the [[Football Association of Zambia]] (FAZ). He is Zambia's second most capped player after [[Joseph Musonda]], second all-time top goalscorer behind [[Godfrey Chitalu]], and is regarded as the greatest [[Zambia national football team|Zambian]] footballer of all time. He was named France Football African Footballer of the Year in 1988 by the magazine ''France Football'' and was nominated for the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year where he was voted the 12th-best player in the world, the first to be nominated after playing the entire year for a non-European club. | ||
His older brother [[Benjamin Bwalya]] played professional football, and his younger brother [[Joel Bwalya]] also played for the [[Zambia national football team]]. His cousin is former Cardiff City and Welsh national football team international [[Robert Earnshaw]]. | His older brother [[Benjamin Bwalya]] played professional football, and his younger brother [[Joel Bwalya]] also played for the [[Zambia national football team]]. His cousin is former Cardiff City and Welsh national football team international [[Robert Earnshaw]]. | ||
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In the first half of 2006, Bwalya resigned from his position as the Zambia coach but having served as vice president of the Football Association of Zambia until 2008, he was voted in to be president as of 2008. This was as a result of pressure from members of the Football Association of Zambia as well as the media. On 23 February 2008, he was elected into the CAF Executive Committee. | In the first half of 2006, Bwalya resigned from his position as the Zambia coach but having served as vice president of the Football Association of Zambia until 2008, he was voted in to be president as of 2008. This was as a result of pressure from members of the Football Association of Zambia as well as the media. On 23 February 2008, he was elected into the CAF Executive Committee. | ||
===FIFA ban=== | |||
In August 2018, the world soccer governing body FIFA banned Kalusha for two years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level. The FIFA adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee banned Kalusha, who was then a member of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for two years after concluding its investigations that were instituted on 28 February 2017. The adjudicatory chamber found Kalusha guilty of having violated article 16 (Confidentiality) and article 20 (Offering and accepting gifts and other benefits) of the FIFA Code of Ethics. He was further fined CHF 100,000 (ZMW 1,012,850).<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/08/10/fifa-bans-kalusha-bwalya-for-two-years-over-for-receiving-a-bribe/ FIFA bans Kalusha Bwalya for two years for receiving a bribe], 10 August 2018, [[Lusaka Times]]</ref><ref>[https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2018/m=8/news=adjudicatory-chamber-of-the-independent-ethics-committee-bans-football-officia-1.html Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee bans football official Kalusha Bwalya], 10 August 2018, FIFA</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
Bwalya is married to Emmy Cassalleti and has three children. | |||
==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
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[[Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players]] | [[Category:1998 African Cup of Nations players]] | ||
[[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] | [[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]] | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | |||
